Abstract

This report is the SOSORT Consensus Paper on School Screening for Scoliosis discussed
at the 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities, presented
by SOSORT, on May 2007. The objectives were numerous, 1) the inclusion of the existing
information on the issue, 2) the analysis and discussion of the responses by the meeting
attendees to the twenty six questions of the questionnaire, 3) the impact of screening
on frequency of surgical treatment and of its discontinuation, 4) the reasons why
these programs must be continued, 5) the evolving aim of School Screening for Scoliosis
and 6) recommendations for improvement of the procedure.